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How Tos to make forum use easier

Wondering how to add a mention, quote more than one person at a time, or report a post?

This thread will help you learn all the little things that make SitePoint a fun and easy forum.

The thread is closed for comments, but if you have any questions on how to do something that isn't covered here, please pm me or another Team Leader or Advisor and we'll answer your how to question here in this thread.

How and when to report a post

has many uses. You can use it to report spam, fluff or comments that are derailing a thread. However, you can also use report a post to ask for help.

For instance, all members can edit their posts for 30 minutes after making them. After then, if you need a post edited you will need to contact a staff member. Although you are always welcome to pm staff when you need help, the staff member you pm may or may not be online. One click on the report a post button ensures that your request will be quickly seen and the necessary action taken.

You can also use the report a post flag to ask that your thread be moved to a different forum, merged with another similar thread or closed (if your question has been answered).

Finally, if you see a thread that is very interesting, you can use the report a post flag to suggest a featured thread. Featuring and sticking threads are at the discretion of the moderators, but we do welcome your suggestions.

When you report a post, all you need to do is add your reason for the report. The form automatically quotes the reported post. In summary, use the report a post button to

How to add a signature to your posts

After you have been an active SitePoint member for 90 days, you are able to add a signature to your posts. Signatures can be added only through your My SitePoint profile. Note: Signatures that are added to thread replies are against SitePoint guidelines and will be removed by staff. So, it's important to always add signatures through your member profile.

Before you add a signature, take a minute to read through the signature guidelines. Signatures are limited to left-aligned text and size guidelines as well as some other guidelines on appropriate content.

Click on My SitePoint.

In the left panel, scroll down to My Settings > My Profile and click on edit Signature.

Add your signature to the form.

Use the "Preview Signature" button to make sure your signature meets guidelines and then click on "Save Signature"

How to Follow a Discussion: Managing Thread Subscriptions

To make following threads easy, click on "My SitePoint" and in the left panel scroll down to:

My Account > My Settings > General Settings.

Here you will find a vast list of custom tweaks for your account.

Scroll to Messaging & Notification > Default Subscription Mode and use the drop down box to choose your default settings. If you choose any other than the "Do Not Subscribe," when you post in a thread you will be automatically subscribed to the thread.

If you want to follow a discussion, but don't want to post a reply, subscribe using the drop down list in Thread Tools, located above the first post in each thread.

If you wish to unsubscribe from a thread, you can use that same drop down list to do it or you can also unsubscribe to threads through your control panel (My SitePoint). Click "View All Subscribed Threads" and you'll see a notification list. At the bottom of the list click on Selected Threads and use the list of options to delete or otherwise manage your thread subscriptions.

How to Get a Review of Your Work

SitePoint has a special area, The Reviews and Critiques Forum, where you may request a review of your web development efforts. Whether your web template, design element (such as your logo), web content, widget, or web application, you'll need to make your request in the reviews forum.

Because review requests are all moderated, they won't show up in the forum until they have been approved by a staff member. So, before you request a review you'll need to first follow the stickied guidelines in the Reviews forum. If your request is not approved, you will need to re-submit it, so that's why you need to first be sure you have followed the guidelines.

How to Make An Invisible Post Visible

If you reply to a post or start a new thread, it may look to you as if your submission didn't work. If you post is "invisible" the most likely reason is that it is in moderation. Moderated posts are "invisible" until they are approved by a staff member.

First of all, if your post is invisible, don't repost your thread or reply. Your repost will also be moderated and you will only waste your time and become frustrated.
Types of posts that go into moderation are: